the tray under the rear that holds two canisters is rusted out on mine. i was wondering if anyone here has made a custom one. this is an item i think we will need. if there are any custom fab ones out please post pics of them here.

http://www.markviii.org/htdocs/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=19&topic_id=17066


i caught mine just in time. It's horrible!!!! Contact jamie for a rust free southern tray. I wouldn't be so hard to make your own or fab up something though.

Thanks! i just sent him a email. i hope he can find one. And i hope you don't mind me copying yours. I love that silver powder coating finish!! :cool:

This is a Gen II thing?

This is a Gen II thing?

I believe so.

I believe so.

Ok... I have heard this thing come up a few times. What is it for anyway? Evap system right?

Ok... I have heard this thing come up a few times. What is it for anyway? Evap system right?

Yup

Mine is starting to look pretty bad too.

Mine is nearly gone. I thought about fabbing one out of stainless. If I do, I will post pics.

The original is a horible design... just asking for rust.

yeah mine is shot too, about to split in half. im waiting on a response on one also lol

Went to 2 salvage yards and their either gone or in worse shape than mine. I need one really bad before my car goes to paint.

I've got all the tools, box and pan and all that good stuff. I should whip one up using my parts car as a pattern, I might be able to hook you guys up.

Doooooooooooo Itttttttt

Doooooooooooo Itttttttt

PLEASE!!!!

I'll make one tomorrow when I'm at the shop, it'll be mild steel but i could do aluminum or stainless if you guys wanted it.

hell i dont care if its made out of license plates, ill have mwb rattle can the hell out of it

lol.... I'll hook you up with the prototype for cheap Chicken.

well count me in! like i said i really need one bad! let me know cost asap also.

Just a note....that f7lz-9d665-ac "tray" was $96.00 when it was discontinued last november and is not available anywhere on the locator.
max

Just a note....that f7lz-9d665-ac "tray" was $96.00 when it was discontinued last november and is not available anywhere on the locator.
max

I was just going to say give us a group deal on it Max. Thanks for putting the water on it.

Here is another item worthy of a group buy.

I see kustomizingkid is taking a stab at it.

We'll let that play out and see what he comes up with. Otherwise, I have a friend who owns a fab company that can get it done.

Post here if interested in getting one so we can see the demand. Would like at least 10 guys to play.

The price should be a lot less than Ford price.


1) kustomizingkid
2) MonsterMark
3) Manish
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If it's a decent price I would probably get one. Mine is still intact but it won't be for to much longer.

hell i dont care if its made out of license plates, ill have mwb rattle can the hell out of it


Ah.. So this is the thing that Chicken was having me look for on a Gen I:rolleyes:

http://www.adenracing.com/Pictures/1997LSC/Pan_Before.JPG
http://www.adenracing.com/Pictures/1997LSC/Pan_After.JPG

I will be building my prototype after work tomorrow, I think I might narrow it up a bit and move the canister a little closer together. I can't see a single good reason why they had them so far apart.

Heres what I whipped up after work, its a little rough and I did it quick. I will clean them up if I build more of them.

looks good but you better put some holes in it or its gonna get water in there and have no where to drain! i would also coat it with etching primer and then maybe a undercoating of some kind or a very durable outdoor paint for metal, maybe even patio furniture paint. looks great though!

lol.... I'll hook you up with the prototype for cheap Chicken.

wow my new evap tray looks beautiful!!!!! lolol

wow i like! coming alone nicely. will you be offering any options with protective coating? I'm thinking powder coating (gray). Again nice job!

That one is yours Chicken, it's a bit rough just as a fore warning.

I need to see how many of these people are interested in, if it is enough I'll do a few and maybe get them powder coated. It's really a matter of cost though, if people want to pay more I'll paint them or get them powder coated, if not I'll sell them in bare metal and they can paint there own.

I will be adding some drain holes on the rest of them, and will be leaving the corners unwelded to aid in draining.

How much are we talking about? Thanks

I'm trying to figure out how much to charge. If I make them out of 18 gauge, and make them clean with more drain holes it will take me 2 hours or so, and thats very generous shop time, the way I like to work on my personal time.

I'm thinking around $50 prolly.

I'm trying to figure out how much to charge. If I make them out of 18 gauge, and make them clean with more drain holes it will take me 2 hours or so, and thats very generous shop time, the way I like to work on my personal time.

I'm thinking around $50 prolly.

Thats a good number to start with.

Thats a good number to start with.

I agree

Well I'm happy that you guys like the price.

So how many people would be interested for $50+shipping?

for 50 count me in, how much to powder coat it? also what is shipping coat to detroit.

id be in if I buy this gen 2 i am looking at.

put me in for one at 50

So I have

1. Merijon97LSC
2. Manish
3. Hot 97
4. MonsterMark?
5. StaffAmerica74?

Put me down for one.

So

1. MERIJONS97LSC
2. Manish
3. Hot 97
4.Rich88LSC

All of these are for sure.
I'll prolly make 5 this weekend when I have some time, if more peole want one I could prolly make 10 though.

Is anyone absolutely against getting these in bare metal and painting it themselves? I don't really want to paint them, and I'm sure not everyone wants the same color. I would prolly prime them though.

No rush for mine man. And I'd be happy if it was primed i'll spay can it.

:) Make sure mine is bare metal, I can powder coat over primer.:cool:

how do you powder coat? i'm not being funny either..lol is it a sray can process? if so then i will take mine bare metal as well.... heck just prime it and i will paint it the same color blue as my mark :cool:

:) Make sure mine is bare metal, I can powder coat over primer.:cool:

I meant I can't powder coat over primer or any paint(except other powder coating)

prime is good for me

i wonder why the rot/rust so bad
i was just under my wifes 97 taurus (11 yrs old, 150k)doing some work and i saw that it has a tray very similar to the gen 2 marks ,i live in the northeast snow belt region and on the taurus the tray looks like its 1 or 2 years old,just has road dirt on it and no rust??

i have had to replace brake lines on this car because they rusted through from the outside in,yet this tray is like new.

wierd that the mark would use a different quality tray

Hit some roadkill this weekend and took a nice chunk of rust out of mine, I'd be interested for sure.

Yeah my 2nd gen mark deal fell threw... I called the day before I was gonna pick it up and they told me it was stolen off thier lot the night before.... bastards sold it

Count Me in Also......I Have a 98 Mark VIII.....Mines Kinda Shot (Rusted)......Let Me Know When Available.....Thanks!!!!
MAXEDOUTSTRESS@AOL.COM

Heres where I'm at with this, I've got the metal, and the tools, but I have had no time lately. I made one tonight, and will be working on more tomorrow.

Count Me In If The Price Is Reasonable....98 Mark VIII....
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Price is going to be $50+ shipping, in primer.

I got a new one from my local Lincoln dealer a year ago the metal is pretty cheap, it was new but had rust starting in spots where the original coating had come off. I stripped and painted with Imron, let it cure for a month then waxed the crap of it. I also replaced all the rubber hoses, they were nasty.

Now that I think about it I prob should had it powder coated...rats...

is there an ETA on this part yet? My canisters are now about to fall through. hoping to be able to purchase on this friday.

Bump

Heres the deal, I've been trying to get some time to work on these, but work and school are taking up all my time. I ahve my ap calc test and final paper for english due this week. After all that is done I will be free to spend much more time on this.

hey man i feel you...studies come first. i'm going to try and find a way to temp fix the problem until you get some free time. :cool:

any word on this project yet or does anyone have an extra tray that they can sell me as my canisters are now hanging through the servely rotted out tray. :eek:

Perhaps a wire wheel on a drill motor and clean off whats left of your tray. Then silicone or pop rivet a flat sheet or strips of sheet metal to the cleaned areas of the tray as a temp fix, till the "kid" can make you a kick ass replacement.

If you need bent pieces of sheet metal, for the quick fix. A hammer and a bench vise can be used for some rudimentary bends for corners or edges.

I will actually have time to work on these this weekend. I have had one hurtle after another getting anything done, and my grandpa dieing didn't help any.

If I don't get a few done this weekend you can slaughter me.

I doubt anyone thinks it's that important, take your time and don't take no $hit off anyone!

first thing sorry about your family loss "kid". this definitely isn't more important than that, plus school trust me i know. I only bumped up the topic because i went to pull out my mark and large pieces of my tray was on the ground in my garage. Also i too thought about trying to salvage my tray but there is nothing left..lol so i'm just letting the car sit until kid can get around to making the trays or i find one in decent condition at a junkyard. I'm just still trying to understand how ford could have used such inferior material for these trays and yet the trays on other ford vehicles are way better quality. anyway thanks for the advice on the metal strips though...i just wish i had enough of my tray to work with. well at least the weather has been jacked for the last week and it won't get any better this week or next so the extra down time is cool.

I have one that is half done, shouldn't take me more than 20 minutes to finish it up, and I will try and get a few mroe done.

School is just nuts, ap calc is no fun at all!

Any progress?